CB6 & Beyond
Brooklyn Community District 12 encompasses Borough Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway, and Midwood. Covering 3.6 square miles and home to more than 190,000 residents, it is one of the borough's densest residential districts.
Borough Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway, and Midwood include apartment buildings, rowhouses, religious institutions, schools, and commercial streets that serve large families and tightly organized communities, in one of the borough's densest residential settings.
BKCB12 — Cuomo won this CB district 27.6% to 68.6% for Cuomo and 3.8% for Sliwa, and carried 59 of 86 election districts here.
Borough Park · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 204,318 | #2 of 18 | #6 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Age 0–17 | 33.9% | #1 of 18 | #1 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.4% | #6 of 18 | #32 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| Age 25–44 | 27.2% | #15 of 18 | #40 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| Age 45–64 | 18.0% | #17 of 18 | #57 of 59 | ↑ #17 |
| Age 65+ | 12.4% | #15 of 18 | #53 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| Asian | 21.3% | #4 of 18 | #15 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Black | 2.0% | #16 of 18 | #53 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Latino | 11.9% | #13 of 18 | #47 of 59 | ↑ #13 |
| White | 63.1% | #2 of 18 | #8 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 1.6% | #16 of 18 | #43 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 41.9% | #4 of 18 | #7 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Born Outside the US | 29.4% | #13 of 18 | #39 of 59 | ↑ #13 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 23.0% | #4 of 18 | #10 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 82.7% | #13 of 18 | #40 of 59 | ↑ #13 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 22.2% | #16 of 18 | #45 of 59 | ↓ #16 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 40.8% | #5 of 18 | #26 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| College Degree or Higher | 37.0% | #15 of 18 | #43 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| Poverty | 24.3% | #17 of 18 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #17 |
| Unemployment | 7.0% | #8 of 18 | #26 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Rent Burden | 56.0% | #17 of 18 | #51 of 59 | ↓ #17 |
| Avertable Deaths | 17.7 | #3 of 18 | #13 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 69.8% | #3 of 18 | #6 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 14.2 | #2 of 18 | #4 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Jail Incarceration | 55.4 | #3 of 18 | #7 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Air Conditioning | 91.5% | #8 of 18 | #31 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Air Pollution | 6.6 | #7 of 18 | #15 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 63.0% | #9 of 18 | #28 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 31.8% | #9 of 18 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 17.8 | #15 of 18 | #55 of 59 | ↓ #15 |
| Farmers Markets | 1 | #14 of 18 | #42 of 59 | ↑ #14 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 8.3% | #16 of 18 | #51 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations | 15.5 | #11 of 18 | #32 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 3.5% | #3 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Preterm Births | 5.6% | #2 of 18 | #2 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Teen Births | 9.7% | #10 of 18 | #31 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Childhood Obesity | 20.0% | #8 of 18 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 20.7 | #1 of 18 | #2 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 76.4% | #17 of 18 | #50 of 59 | ↑ #17 |
| Physical Activity | 59.1% | #17 of 18 | #53 of 59 | ↑ #17 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 7.6% | #1 of 18 | #6 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 89.9% | #7 of 18 | #22 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Current Smokers | 6.9% | #7 of 18 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Uninsured | 10.2% | #10 of 18 | #27 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 8.7% | #1 of 18 | #1 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 518.2 | #3 of 18 | #11 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1140.4 | #10 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Flu Vaccination | 43.0% | #11 of 18 | #47 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| HPV Vaccination | 22.8% | #15 of 18 | #54 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| Obesity | 23.7% | #5 of 18 | #20 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Diabetes | 9.7% | #6 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Hypertension | 25.7% | #6 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 3.0 | #1 of 18 | #2 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 24.1 | #9 of 18 | #26 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Binge Drinking | 13.2% | #2 of 18 | #2 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 357.6 | #8 of 18 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Infant Mortality | 1.3 | #1 of 18 | #6 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 991 | #6 of 18 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 131.0 | #1 of 18 | #12 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Life Expectancy | 85.0 years | #2 of 18 | #15 of 59 | ↑ #2 |